December 12, 2005

Ex-"Sopranos" Actor Faces Charges for Murder of NYC Policeman

Wow! This is tragic news. According to 1010Wins.com:

An actor who played a dimwitted aspiring mobster on "The Sopranos'' and another Yonkers man face murder charges in the death of an off-duty police officer who shot them as they fled a home they were breaking into, authorities said Sunday.

Steven Armento, 48, and Lillo Brancato Jr., 29, who remained hospitalized in critical condition Sunday, were known to neighbors as rabble-rousers with drug problems. The neighbors said that Brancato often fought with his on-and-off girlfriend, one of Armento's daughters.

The article continues:

Brancato got his acting break as a 16-year-old in the Robert De Niro-directed film "A Bronx Tale'' in 1993. He also played mob wannabe Matt Bevilacqua in a half-dozen episodes of the 1999-2000 season of "The Sopranos,'' eventually getting executed by fictional mob boss Tony Soprano. He appeared in a dozen other films, including "Crimson Tide'' and "Enemy of the State.''

Obviously here's another story about the tragedy of drug use!

At 1010Wins.com